This book offers a broad coverage of the subject "Lasers in Chemistry" in 2 volumes. The first volume covers the use of lasers as probes (spectroscopy), while the second volume deals with how lasers can start and influence chemical reaction.
The 1st volume is a more or less complete overview about current methods.
The 2nd volume, to my knowledge, is the first book of its kind. Therefore, the biggest value of the book comes from this part. Topics like laser ignition, lasers in medicine and dentistry, lasers in biology and laser synthesis of nanoparticles are covered. The book also has a section on safety and a glossary. There is a balance between authors from academia and industry. Several of the authors are leading experts in their fields such as Hans-Jochen Foth, Boris Mizaikoff, Johan Hult, Peter Werle, Bodo Ruck, Cees Gooijer, Janusz Ryczkowski, Karl-Ludwig Oehme, Warren S. Warren, Milton Lima, Heidi Abrahamse, John F. Asmus, Leticia González and Freek Ariese. The authors from industry are affiliated with companies such as AVL List, Siemens and Kigre. The foreword of this milestone-book could have been written by a more well-known person with contributions to the field of lasers in chemistry.
The book can be recommended for engineers and scientists in optics, chemistry, physics and the process industries.
The relatively high price is warranted for a book of this kind. What could be improved is the ratio of coloured illustrations vs. black and white.
